Lina Mayfleet: Lizzie! Where'd you get that food?
Lizzie Bisco: All right. I got it from my boyfriend.
Lina Mayfleet: You don't have a boyfriend.
Lizzie Bisco: It's not official, but there's this guy who really likes me. He explores the storerooms, especially the ones on the edges. They're marked empty in the ledger, but they're not all empty. I'll give you a bite if you promise not to tell.
Doon Harrow: The Generator's our only source of power. If it goes, we all go.
Loris Harrow: That's dramatic.
Doon Harrow: Dad, this place is falling apart. I will not sit around while Ember collapses. I am getting in to that generator, whatever it takes.
Lina Mayfleet: Whatever it is, granny, I'll figure it out.
Doon Harrow: My dad made this.
Lina Mayfleet: It doesn't look very safe.
Doon Harrow: That's my dad.
Loris Harrow: The main thing is, pay attention. Pay close attention to everything, everything you see. Notice what no-one else notices, and you'll know what no-one else knows. What you get is what you get. What you do with what you get, that's more the point.
Loris Harrow: What can you do about it? Hmm? What can you do about it?
Chosen answer: The light from the sky would have been back-lit by the lights from the city, a bit like how we can't see the stars at night because the sun is too bright. If there were a power failure at noon perhaps the sky could have been seen, however.
Phixius ★